#515558#515558

#515558 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.007 H 239.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515558
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 88)
HSL	hsl(206, 4%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(206, 8%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 3.4%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.89, -0.92, -2.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.89, 2.47, 248.16°)
OKLab	oklab(44.7% -0.0036 -0.0061)
OKLCH	oklch(44.7% 0.007 239.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4029, 8.9508, 10.5156)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515558 #585451

analogous

#515857 #515558 #515158

triadic

#515558 #585155 #555851

tetradic

#515558 #575158 #585451 #515851

square

#515558 #575158 #585451 #515851

split-complementary

#515558 #585151 #585751

monochromatic

#161718 #343638 #515558 #6E7478 #8D9296

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#515558 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#515558 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515558

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515558	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515558	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545558

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535458

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515558;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.007 239.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818487',
    500: '#515558',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515558;
$custom-light: #818487;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515558",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 4.142,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44696,
    "c": 0.00711,
    "h": 239.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515558

secondary

#86827F

accent

#907AAD

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #515558

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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